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I'm more prejudiced against Christians than Muslims. This is probably because I have let a lot of terrible Christians and all of the Muslims I have met were lovely. Also, I will not judge a group based on it's extremists as so many do.

I'm pretty disgusted by every religion ever created. By their very nature, they bother me. I don't understand the idea of thriving from ignorance.
Still, I allow humans their individuality before I consider hating them.

I really wanted to like it. It's filmed right around where I live and everyone loves it but I feel like they're all pretending or something, what's there to love?! It's obnoxious! I don't know why Neil Gaiman does episodes and stuff, it totally baffles me.

I'm pretty disgusted by every religion ever created. By their very nature, they bother me. I don't understand the idea of thriving from ignorance.
Still, I allow humans their individuality before I consider hating them.

See, a part of me feels this way. It really does.

But I have to be careful. I'm not atheist. I have unorthodox beliefs, but if I had to say what they were closest to, I'd say Taoism. And while that's not TOTALLY a religion, it does involve some supernatural elements, including a greater order, and a philosophy to live by.

So yeah, I agree that religions have really fucked shit up. But I also have to be careful to differentiate religions as an institution with the right of people to believe what they want.

But I have to be careful. I'm not atheist. I have unorthodox beliefs, but if I had to say what they were closest to, I'd say Taoism. And while that's not TOTALLY a religion, it does involve some supernatural elements, including a greater order, and a philosophy to live by.

So yeah, I agree that religions have really fucked shit up. But I also have to be careful to differentiate religions as an institution with the right of people to believe what they want.

That's perfectly reasonable.
I don't dislike any single human being under any pretense of their personal faith. Nor do I believe that any person should be stripped of their ability to do so.
I do, however, have a fiery hatred within me for ideals posed as physical truths; particularly so, if those proposed truths have hordes of evidence to the contrary, and are immovable regardless of such.
All of that aside, I think that it's irresponsible to teach children, or those that are vulnerable to swayed opinion, anything that cannot be tested through observation, experiment, or mathematics for the purpose of gaining knowledge of the physical world. That's not to say that I'd like those things completely shrouded entirely. Just simply shown as an opinion, rather than a cold-hard-fact. It's only because individuals who were steadfast in their loyalty to this way of learning (scientific method) that we've been able to advance to this level of medicine, technology, etc.(technically nothing is true with one-hundred percent certainty, which is why science is something that will never cease to grow or change) I have no qualms with those things being regarded as one's opinion or ideal.
I don't think that spiritual things should be learned about by physical applications, until they are able/willing to interact with the physical world in a physical way.
I am in no way suggesting that anyone who believes these things is undoubtedly wrong, or bad.

Not exactly an unpopular opinion, but hardcore atheists are just as if not more annoying than hardcore Christians.

I simply don't see a lot of religious people facing hard choices using religion as their guide. Not in my life, anyway. I know they're out there, but not around me. People are usually rational enough. It's when they do use religion that I'll argue against the specific point. For instance, my ex-roommate was gay. He's a black guy from Dallas, so I can understand why he thinks his inclinations are wrong, especially since he went to a Bible group every Monday. He had a lot of trouble coming out to that group out of fear, and he came to me for advice on how to approach it. He believed in the divinity in the Bible, but he didn't believe God could disapprove of homosexuality, despite the fact that it's written in there. He'd spent a lot of time trying, but in the end he accepted he was doing wrong, just not TOO wrong. Not enough to go to hell, he said.

I honestly had no idea what to tell him except that maybe there isn't anything divine about the Bible at all. I brought up all the studies on homosexuality and whatnot, and all the arguments against it being a choice, and that there's no way a rational God could truly punish people for it.

Of course he never believed that. He still struggles. That's what I hate about religion. Sometimes, it fights against the current of reality. Luckily, people are capable of cognitive dissonance.

I really wanted to like it. It's filmed right around where I live and everyone loves it but I feel like they're all pretending or something, what's there to love?! It's obnoxious! I don't know why Neil Gaiman does episodes and stuff, it totally baffles me.

How about Torchwood ? We've discovered parts of Cardiff (like the harbour) thanks to this series.

Not exactly an unpopular opinion, but hardcore atheists are just as if not more annoying than hardcore Christians.

I simply don't see a lot of religious people facing hard choices using religion as their guide. Not in my life, anyway. I know they're out there, but not around me. People are usually rational enough. It's when they do use religion that I'll argue against the specific point. For instance, my ex-roommate was gay. He's a black guy from Dallas, so I can understand why he thinks his inclinations are wrong, especially since he went to a Bible group every Monday. He had a lot of trouble coming out to that group out of fear, and he came to me for advice on how to approach it. He believed in the divinity in the Bible, but he didn't believe God could disapprove of homosexuality, despite the fact that it's written in there. He'd spent a lot of time trying, but in the end he accepted he was doing wrong, just not TOO wrong. Not enough to go to hell, he said.

I honestly had no idea what to tell him except that maybe there isn't anything divine about the Bible at all. I brought up all the studies on homosexuality and whatnot, and all the arguments against it being a choice, and that there's no way a rational God could truly punish people for it.

Of course he never believed that. He still struggles. That's what I hate about religion. Sometimes, it fights against the current of reality. Luckily, people are capable of cognitive dissonance.

Best argument I ever heard for why the Bible condemns homosexuality was that at the time, when infant mortality was likely high, it was simply a waste of sperm.

I've always liked this argument. Makes God sound a lot more logical, and a lot less like a dick bag.

Along those lines, my American Gothic professor introduced an interesting idea. God put the forbidden fruit in the garden with us so that we might prompt our own 'fall.' We would be responsible for our own elevation into understanding.

PDA really freaks me out. PDA has to be done in a certain way to be acceptable and making out is definitely not one of those. A couple of kids were making out on the bus this morning in front of me and it was really grossing me out. I'm a grown woman and I was cringing like a 5 year old does when their parents make out. I had to stop myself from vocalizing my disgust.

I believe in forced birth control for long term welfare recipients. And if there were a way to give it to men too, it should be for both. This would not apply to those whose religions are against birth control as long as they can show they are long standing members of said religion. Those who can't use birth control should be taught how to know when it is safer to have sex and when it is not.

I don't want to post my unpopular opinions. They'd hurt more than help.

Like Louis CK says, getting older is just accepting that we as men think fucked up things on a daily basis.

Or something along those lines.

Pussy.

I wish my sister posted here. She's obnoxious and has some straight up despicable opinions. She'd offend every one of you.

Jill's Tit wrote:

(This one isn't unpopular so much as it's just weird) I think we should have two presidents every term, one Democratic and one Republican. The Republican one should be based out of New York City, and the Democratic one should be in the middle of Texas.

I like that. I think.

Jill's Tit wrote:

I think we are over-evolved.

I'm glad I won't be around when all these other species catch up.

Jill's Tit wrote:

I hate ketchup (most other condiments are okay, though).

I really hate ketchup.

That's how I feel about pickles and hot sauce.

_eNdLeSs_MiKe_ wrote:

I'm progay but I still hold the opinion that two men kissing is disgusting. Maybe it's the time in which I was raised, and maybe current babies won't see anything weird, but for me it's gross.

There's nothing about kissing that isn't disgusting. And sex is even worse. Ugh. Do you know how that usually ends? It's horrible. Why would you do that to someone you like?

I never understood the stereotypical "romantic" stuff. Don't bring flowers. Don't give me a cute card. Don't write me a song. Don't even overdo the saying you love me thing. That makes me want to hug you and meet your mother. Not fuck.

Tuffy wrote:

_eNdLeSs_MiKe_ wrote:

I still hold the opinion that two men kissing is disgusting.

The thought of most people kissing disgusts me.

Consider Honey Boo Boo's mom and dad making out. Having sex. They do. And it is condoned by the church, the state, and everyone else in any position to think that they have a say in the matter.

Heterosexuality is generally as gross as anything else you can think of.

audreythirteen wrote:

PDA really freaks me out. PDA has to be done in a certain way to be acceptable and making out is definitely not one of those. A couple of kids were making out on the bus this morning in front of me and it was really grossing me out. I'm a grown woman and I was cringing like a 5 year old does when their parents make out. I had to stop myself from vocalizing my disgust.

Haha. I didn't even read these when I wrote that.

Liberum69 wrote:

I love water stuff. Whenever my family comes to Austin, or whenever me and my friends have enough money during the summer, we rent a boat and go tubing (is that what it's called?). My brother always drives, and he makes sure to send you flying at least 10 feet in the air before you skip on the water like a rock. It's an amazing feeling. Also, not really a "water" issue, but technically yes, snowboarding is my favorite hobby. It's just too bad I've been in a desert for 97% of my life.

I miss tubing. I used to do that every day, every summer in high school. My arms were so buff.

crescendo2020 wrote:

Active voice > passive voice is a crock of s***. Just another way of limiting possibilities. Meanwhile, the general reader has no idea that the war rages on; or that it exists at all.

Yeah but everyone agrees shit > s***.

Ritt wrote:

I don't use shampoo.

That explains a lot.

everyone wrote:

religion!

I'm not really religious at all anymore and can't even bother caring about most of it but I was raised Catholic and I think it made me a better person. Like even if I don't really think about god much, I'm still constantly crushed by the weight of all my guilt and repression. And that's for the best, I think. I went to a really ghetto church too. It exposed me to a certain crowd that I normally would've avoided. Like the getting pregnant at 13 not being a terribly unusual thing crowd. And that, way more than hell put the fear of being slutty in me.

Maybe that's an unpopular opinion I have. I don't really think it's cool for girls to sleep around. I don't think it's cool for guys to do it either but it definitely seems a lot less okay for girls to do it. And I don't think that's a terrible thing. It's unfair but life is unfair. The consequences of constant casual sex are so much higher for women so if you sleep around a lot, I'm going to think you're not very bright.

Half this thread is just a list of things we find overrated. I'll go the other direction.

I think the Kardashians are smarter than most people. Or at least admirably driven. Yeah, they're ridiculously over paid and make more in a year than hordes of struggling single mothers make in a lifetime. But they knew what they had (unusually large asses, control of unusually rich penises) and what they wanted (to make their unusually large asses unusually rich in their own right) and they just did it. That's awesome. Good for them.

See, this is where it goes way over my head. Isn't lust just horniness? Or is it specifically horniness towards a person you don't plan on doing anything else with? My erections come from a chemical release that's inspired by my wanting to put it into something. That's the case whether it's towards a random girl at a bar, or the girl I've been dating for the past few months. Is the physiological process different somehow after you get to know someone? Or is it just an arbitrary moral thing?

I think you can lust after someone if you're with them, otherwise relationships would be pretty boring. But Jess is right, don't do casual sex like they do in the movies - breakfast, cuddling, etc. I'm even wary of kissing, but I'm trying to change that. And DON'T hold my hand. Because if you do, my little heart will get the wrong impression and I'll become infatuated and it will not end well.

See, this is where it goes way over my head. Isn't lust just horniness? Or is it specifically horniness towards a person you don't plan on doing anything else with? My erections come from a chemical release that's inspired by my wanting to put it into something. That's the case whether it's towards a random girl at a bar, or the girl I've been dating for the past few months. Is the physiological process different somehow after you get to know someone? Or is it just an arbitrary moral thing?

I was just reading about lust in the context of an ascetic monks perspective so the concept is kind of fresh on my mind. Anyway being the sexual person that I am. I have lusted, I have loved, I have fucked, and several other variations of having sex/pleasuring oneself. Lust and horniness...I can't say that they do or don't equate. By nature we want to have sex(are horny). Lust is almost like wanting something you can't have. It's selfishly driven, even if another person agrees to this lustful desire. It's more about you pleasuring yourself and fulfilling your desires rather than engaging in an act to create new life or out of love for another person.

So the only thing that makes lust different is the reason to want to have sex, i.e. an arbitrary moral thing. If it seems weird or wrong to be turned on by something at sometime or someplace by some authority, it's lust. If not, then you're good to go.

Well, rape is all over the Bible, but that's not lust cuz it's done in His name, I guess. It's like the soldiers, or whoever, got erections cuz they were thinking of God, not the booties, aka the spoils of war. They have crazy control over their erections and can get them at the drop of a hat on command without having to be lusty about it. That's some crazy shit there, Yahweh.

So the only thing that makes lust different is the reason to want to have sex, i.e. an arbitrary moral thing. If it seems weird or wrong to be turned on by something at sometime or someplace by some authority, it's lust. If not, then you're good to go.

Well, rape is all over the Bible, but that's not lust cuz it's done in His name, I guess. It's like the soldiers, or whoever, got erections cuz they were thinking of God, not the booties, aka the spoils of war. They have crazy control over their erections and can get them at the drop of a hat on command without having to be lusty about it. That's some crazy shit there, Yahweh.

Rape is entirely different and just because it's not lustful does not mean it's not a sin. Rape is about the desire of power/control so in a sense can be lust but not in a sexual way.

I think you're making it more complicated by trying to simplify the term lust, sex, and rape. They are not the same thing sex is a good thing lust and rape are both forms of desire. The forms of desire, in Bible terms, drive you further away from God because you are distracted by fulfilling what you want instead of the will of God. So to sum it up anything that isn't done to glorify God (once again, according to the Bible) is a sin.

I really wanted to like it. It's filmed right around where I live and everyone loves it but I feel like they're all pretending or something, what's there to love?! It's obnoxious! I don't know why Neil Gaiman does episodes and stuff, it totally baffles me.

How about Torchwood ? We've discovered parts of Cardiff (like the harbour) thanks to this series.

Yeah, same with Torchwood. I just can't get in to them. I feel kind of left out but at the same time feel like everyone is nuts except me.

I meant to say, I can understand why kids love some episodes. But Doctor Who just takes itself too seriously, some episodes are no fun at all for kids because they're so overly complicated. I have particular hatred for this show because everyone watches it on Christmas day at my bampi's house and I either sit through it (noisy) or have to go somewhere alone and read.

I think you can lust after someone if you're with them, otherwise relationships would be pretty boring. But Jess is right, don't do casual sex like they do in the movies - breakfast, cuddling, etc. I'm even wary of kissing, but I'm trying to change that. And DON'T hold my hand. Because if you do, my little heart will get the wrong impression and I'll become infatuated and it will not end well.

Not everyone gets confused when kissing and cuddling are combined with casual sex. I love to cuddle and if a guy cooks me breakfast, that's awesome. If you are having casual sex with someone you should be comfortable enough with them to be friends and know where the line is. If you get confused by a little kissing or hand holding then you shouldn't be having casual sex.

Oh I was only speaking for myself, I'm not saying everyone feels like that. Most people like it, I know I'm the "wrong" one here. I think it depends on the person, I've felt confused with one, but take my fuck buddy of 4 years - we cuddle and hold hands and I make him chocolate milk when he spends the night and not for one second did I get mixed emotions. Maybe that's why I've mostly seen him these past few years, because it works like that kind of relationship should.

So the only thing that makes lust different is the reason to want to have sex, i.e. an arbitrary moral thing. If it seems weird or wrong to be turned on by something at sometime or someplace by some authority, it's lust. If not, then you're good to go.

Well, rape is all over the Bible, but that's not lust cuz it's done in His name, I guess. It's like the soldiers, or whoever, got erections cuz they were thinking of God, not the booties, aka the spoils of war. They have crazy control over their erections and can get them at the drop of a hat on command without having to be lusty about it. That's some crazy shit there, Yahweh.

Rape is entirely different and just because it's not lustful does not mean it's not a sin. Rape is about the desire of power/control so in a sense can be lust but not in a sexual way.

I think you're making it more complicated by trying to simplify the term lust, sex, and rape. They are not the same thing sex is a good thing lust and rape are both forms of desire. The forms of desire, in Bible terms, drive you further away from God because you are distracted by fulfilling what you want instead of the will of God. So to sum it up anything that isn't done to glorify God (once again, according to the Bible) is a sin.

I think you should reread my post.

I only brought up rape cuz it was condoned by God in the Bible, but only sometimes I think? What I was saying is God says lust is bad, but if he wants you to rape someone, it's all good. What's the psychology behind that kind of rape? The desire for power and control, or just to get some booty? Or does wanting to just please God give these guys erections? I'm saying it's crazy if it's the last one. Pretty sure it's one of the other two, and both fall under the category of lust under basic morals (probably), but apparently not if lust is just horniness that isn't condoned by God, which makes it an arbitrary and unnecessary label unless you believe in some strict laws set down by God, and even then it remains unclear.

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